MickP
2008-03-17 06:59:44
Out of the millions of listeners of NPR, 60-some complain about a particular segment and this proves, um, something. Rather than toss ad hominem barbs at comic-book stereotypes, why not look at NPR’s actual funding? The vast majority of public (i.e. taxpayers’) money is to stations and networks in sparsely populated rural areas; very little goes to stations in markets with a wide range of broadcast choices. If you actually listen to NPR programs, you’ll hear lots of “underwriting” commercials from companies, foundations, et al., which represent the bulk of funding.
